Free Portland ECOROOF event THIS weekend March 12-13th

City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Presents Ecoroof Portland 2010

Building owners and home owners wondering how to go about building an ecoroof can learn about it at Ecoroof Portland 2010 THIS Friday, March 12 and Saturday March 13, 2010. Ecoroofs are vegetated roof systems that absorb rain to reduce stormwater runoff and last longer than conventional roofing.

Who: Springboard Innovation hosts its monthly Social Innovation Forum on Wednesday, March 10th 2010, from 6-9pm. There is limited space for this month’s event, so RSVP is REQUIRED.

What: At the March Springboard Social Innovation Forum we’ll be addressing innovative physical spaces. By creating an active idea laboratory, shared workspace, specifically designed educational programs, appropriate tools, and needed expertise, we can cultivate innovative technology- and service-based solutions to shared problems using newly collaborative, enriched strategies that can be replicated in diverse settings globally.

Thinking about returning to school? Expanding your education? Strengthening your practical experience and skills? We may have the answer for you.

Please join us and learn about the Institute for Nonprofit Management's Certificate in Nonprofit Management and the graduate level Master's in Public Administration with a Nonprofit Specialization.

Whether you’re thinking about taking one course or several or enrolling in one of our more formal programs, we’ll be there to give you some information and answer your questions.   Thursday March 11 5:30-7 pm in the second floor Gallery of the Urban Center (506 SW Mill St Portland)

Courses begin the week of March 29 - More info at http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/spring-2010.

From Conflict to Peace: Working with the Next Generation

Thursday, April 1, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Catlin Gabel School’s Center Theater (next to the main parking lot), 8825 SW Barnes Road in Portland.

The Oregon Mediation Association and Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel invite you to “From Conflict to Peace: Working with the Next Generation” an evening with young Jewish and Arab students from an integrated Jewish - Arab school in Jerusalem.

Admission is free. Suggested Donation - $20.

For more information visit:

http://www.omediate.org/docs/OMA%20event%20April1.pdf

or contact Tsipora dimant at [email protected] or (503) 544‐3396.

Women’s Health Network 2010 Thought Provoking Lecture Series - Women in Search of Beauty: Defining Beauty Across Cultures & Generations

Women in Search of Beauty: Defining Beauty Across Cultures & Generations, Friday, March 12, 2010. 8:00 AM - Noon. Continental breakfast: 8:00 A.M. Program: 8:30 A.M.

The Beauty Myth, Hank Renfrow, Instructor, Portland State University

Transracial Adoptions and Racial Identity, Astrid Dabbeni, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Adoption Mosaic

All lectures are free and open to the public; no registration required. First come, first seated.

Lectures at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon. Parking in rear. Bike parking available. Take TriMet line #73.

          For the 11th straight year the Optimist’s will present the Pioneer Family Festival with fun for all as part of Oregon City’s Family Fun Days. This year visitors will enjoy some of the annual festival favorites such as the 13th Annual Teddy Bear Parade and the huge Carnival and Midway presented by Davis Shows Northwest. Along with the carnival and parade, this family friendly festival includes:  An entertainment stage, vendor and food booths, skateboard and BMX competitions, pony rides and 3 days of fun.  The festival is held at Clackamette Park, in Oregon City, May 14th – 16th.    Bringing in 8,000 visitors or more each year, the Pioneer Family Festival is an ideal venue to showcase your organization.

Josiah Hill III Clinic is hiring an Executive Director.  The Executive Director is responsible for all administrative functions including but not limited

to: monitoring of organizational goals and objectives, budgeting, fund development, grants management, financials and billing, facilitation of Board activities, management of staff and contractors as well as the implementation of policies, programs and action plans to ensure consistency with the mission of the Josiah Hill III Clinic (JHC).

You can find the complete position announcement online at

http://www.jhillclinic.org/josiah-hill-iii-clinic-is-hiring/  

Volunteer Position with Nonprofit Available

Earthen Floor Installation Training Workshop

The instructions include: preparing the space, tool use, mixing, and application techniques for both base floor and finish floor, burnishing, finishing a dry floor and doing repairs. There will be lots of time actually laying a finish floor. Participants will receive a completion certificate, which will count towards becoming a certified Claylin installer. Open for 8-10 participants.

Slough 101

Sat, March 13, 8:45 am – 1 pm

Multnomah County Drainage Districts, 1880 NE Elrod Dr, Portland OR 97211

Free!

Join experts for a hands-on workshop all about the Columbia Slough, a slow-moving channel of water that flows through North & Northeast Portland, Fairview, and Gresham. Learn about the history, wildlife, and water flow of the Columbia Slough, and discuss current issues and projects.  Experts will lead hands-on activities including a tour of a pump station and water bug discovery.  Suitable for adults and teens.  Pre-registration is required, and light refreshments will be provided. This free workshop is hosted by the Columbia Slough Watershed Council.

Explore the world of mentoring Attend an informal, introductory session on how to become a mentor

Potential mentors always have a variety of questions when considering if, how and where to mentor. Join Oregon Mentors’ Director, Carolyn Becic, for an informational session to learn what it means to mentor, how to take the first step toward becoming a mentor, and to get answers to all of your questions. Carolyn will also talk about stages of a mentoring relationship and qualities that research shows makes mentoring effective. This session is meant to educate, but your attendance doesn’t require you to sign up for a program.

March 9th, 6 pm to 7:00 pm, Sellwood-Moreland Library Meeting Room 7860 S.E. 13th Ave. Portland 97202

MIKE Program empowers youth to be ambassadors of health in service to their diverse communities through mentorship, partnership, and the promotion of healthy kidneys.

Current Volunteer openings include Historian, Office Support, Creative Writers, Photographer, Scrapbookers, Leadership Roles as Procurement Manager, and a multitude of Committee Member Positions.